Where is Hundersingen, Baden-Württemberg located?

Hundersingen is located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at approximate coordinates 48.0761°, 9.4001°.

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Hundersingen

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Hundersingen

Elevation590 m

Land area9.68 km²

Coordinates48.08°, 9.40°

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Elevation

590 m

Area

9.68 km²

Time zone

UTC+02:00

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Overview

Hundersingen is a village within the municipality of Herbertingen and is part of the administrative district of Sigmaringen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2017, it had a population of 935. Current municipal administrator is Reinhold Eisele. Hundersingen has a nursery school and a primary school.

History & geography

History

The name Hundersingen is derived from the term 'huntare', which was used to describe a small administrative area under a Frankish king. Located near Hundersingen, the prehistoric hillfort Heuneburg was a prestigious princely residence and a thriving centre of power in the Golden Age of the Celts from 600 to 400 B.C. In 1511 A.D., Count Andreas von Sonnenberg was slain by Felix von Werdenberg († 1530) near Hundersingen in retaliation for defamation. Today, there is a memorial at the site of the murder. The village was incorporated into Herbertingen in 1975. The formerly independent municipality Hundersingen led its own coat of arms. Blazon: A (heraldic) left-rising silver dog, in blue, with red collar.

Geography

The village of Hundersingen is situated on the steep molasse hillside towards the left bank of the Danube and on its adjacent plateau. On the plateau's edge the Roman Catholic parish church of [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:St._Martin_(Hundersingen) St Martin] can be seen from afar. At the bottom of the valley the development area reaches as far as the river banks. The total area of the district Hundersingen amounts to 9.68 km2.

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